import javax.comm*; error

Question

do i need to install netbeans 6.8 for serial port support?

import javax.comm*; gives an error in my netbeans 5.5.1 ... what could be the actual problem?

i downloaded comm api jar folder from : http://www.oreilly.com.tw/bookcode/java%5Fio/ where to add this one so that import javax.comm.* won't give any error

Answer 1

Download the COMM API from here and add the jar to your netbeans classpath.

Even if that works for you, I still suggest upgrading to NetBeans 6.8. Version 5.5 is too outdated.